Outrigger Maldives Maafushivaru Resort

Very nice resort! Lots of marine life and the rooms were amazing. We stayed at a water villa.

From the minute you step off the seaplane you are speed boated to paradise. This is our sixth visit to the Maldives all to different resorts, but we won’t be going anywhere else anymore. This small island is a paradise with 5 star service and quality. It has a very intimate feel, but yet every thing is still on hand. The choice of dining is vast, and quality of food amazing. Great water-sports and spa services all available. Rooms are first class and spotless, the sunset water pool villa are off the scale. I hope I remember to thank everyone who made us feel so welcome, however special thanks to: Ali the best smelling food and beverage director ever. Joy, Mizy, Victoria, stafe, shinaz, aslif, rizan, naseed,to name just a few…..sorry for those missed because everyone deserves a mention. Sebu, Zack, Ali and Franca at water-sports too. And Jinah of course for hosting us perfectly We will be back next year!! Martin & Heidi

Our 10th visit to the Maldives since 2005. Different island every time and all memorable in many ways. I don’t normally review resorts but I’m making an exception this year as this we could break with tradition and return to here. It may help those who are pondering on where to go and is it worth the expense. The simple answer is Maafushivaru and yes. No airbrushed photos required for this place. It is as seen. The accommodation, in our case a beach pool villa, was fantastic and located next to a shallow lagoon. There was a sea wall barrier between this and the outer reef but something has to be done to stop the erosion and most islands do the same. Some spots around the resort were better for sea-life and snorkelling with a high variety of fish including sharks and rays. We went Dine Around All Inclusive which gave us access to the a la carte restaurants. Food was second to non throughout. The Koffee and Chill cafe is a brilliant place made that bit more special by Aminul who was great fun and tried his hardest to increase my weight. Good Dive Centre with a variety of excursion’s available. Finally, but by no means least, I will mention the people who helped make our stay so enjoyable. Nabeel did a great job organising our itinerary. Vialli the bar manager was that bit special. MJ and Naseed in the Restaurant, Pradip and Joy who both seemed to help out everywhere and Adam who was our ‘bed artist’ all deserve a special mention. To be fair all the staff deserve praise. We have come to consider the Maldivian Islands as an example of perfect service. Thanks to all for making our stay exceptional.